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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1934
Page
9
Nationwide concern grows over a 20 percent rise in traffic fatalities in early 1934. Across states and cities, drivers pledge safer behavior, volunteers patrol streets to report violators, and communities tailor programs to local road conditions and driver temperaments.
The playground tour is indefinitely postponed because of rain and wet grounds. Mrs. Clare Nichols the acting superintendent of recreation announced the closure of most playgrounds with only shelter areas active and final community nights canceled next week.
The Iowa state board of control awarded 128 080 tons of coal for fifteen state institutions for about 385 000 dollars. Except for 11 000 tons for Fort Madison penitentiary and 3 200 tons for the Iowa soldiers orphans home at Davenport, all coal is Iowa mined.
Des Moines AP reports that foreign corporations selling merchandise house to house are exempt from the two percent retail sales tax. The attorney general office says these firms are engaged in interstate commerce and fall under federal regulation only. Guidance was sought by the state board of assessment.
The document outlines how to estimate Gazette Want Ad space by counting words and lines for first and subsequent lines, then using a rate table for consecutive days. It includes examples, extra line pricing, and notes on out of town readers and ad submission to The Gazette Want Ad Department.
The court viewed a bid to levy two percent sales tax on Fuller Brush. It rejected the tax board argument that Fuller Brush loses interstate commerce status because merchandise is delivered via a local agent instead of direct mail from factory to buyer.
DES MOINES AP The drought has cost the state board of control about 50 000 it was estimated Wednesday by E H Felton board member The major portion of the cost is caused by drilling new wells to replace or augment water supplies at state institutions The drought also reduced garden and farm yields at institutions necessitating more canned goods hay for dairy herds and horses for inmates
We thank kind friends neighbors who helped during our bereavement and death of our son and brother Pallbearers flower girls and Rev Francis Pokernay and Rev E Austin and the choir for consoling words and songs Agnes Hilberrer and Edward Dennis Lester we acknowledge thanks from Pat Doenin and family
A $25 reward is offered by The Gazette for tips leading to arrests for immoral use of Want Ads or fraud. The page lists varied local notices including film services, chiropractic ads, sports goods sales, loan offers, carpet cleaning, and moving services in Janesville Wisconsin along with a barber shop relocation and other classifieds.
Several lost items reported this week including a white gold wrist watch Sunday night with a high reward offer and contact at 886 14th St NE. A white gold ring with blue stone was left at Paramount theater Monday night with a reward for return. A unique jade or alenite crease item labeled PuMD Lyne appeared on 1st Ave W Sunday with a reward and a contact at J. D. Ross 410 5th Ave SW. A fraternity pin initials A I inscribed on back is listed with a reward and contact. A brick hand clip near the bus depot was left with contact at 3 2163.
The page advertises beauty shops offering permanents and waves with prices, featuring Lilion Suchy, Thomassen, Kennedy, Helene, and Schmitz. It includes August specials, sample rates, and shop locations, plus a Young Man Wanted ad and sales positions.
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